Echo Burning [WorldCat Entities]

"ADVENTURE / THRILLER. The best thriller writer of the moment. The New York Times Child is a master of the thriller genre. Times Union (Albany, NY) All [Jack Reacher novels] are ripping yarns. Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly Thumbing across the scorched Texas desert, Jack Reacher has nowhere to go and all the time in the world to get there. Cruising the same stretch of two-lane blacktop is Carmen Greer. For Reacher, the lift comes with a hitch. Carmen's got a story to tell, and it's a wild one all about her husband, her family secrets, and a hometown that's purely gothic. She's also got a plan. Reacher's part of it. And before the sun sets, this ride could cost them both their lives. As sweltering as the El Paso sun? Bottom line: jalape?o-hot suspense. People [A] seamless, rip-roaring thriller. Rocky Mountain News Child? build[s] the suspense to almost unbearable levels. St. Louis Post-Dispatch."
"Jack Reacher thriller."
"Reacher is hitching through the heat of West Texas and getting desperate for a ride. The last thing he's worried about is exactly who picks him up. She's called Carmen. She's a good-looking young woman, she has a beautiful little girl . . .and she has married into the wrong family. They're called the Greers. They're a bitter and miserly clan, and they've made her life a living hell. Worse, her monster of a husband is soon due out of prison. So she needs protection, and she needs it now. Lawyers can't help. Cops can't be trusted. So Reacher goes home with her to the lonely ranch where nothing is as it seems, and where evil swirls around them like dust in a storm. Within days, Carmen's husband is dead - and simmering secrets send Echo, Texas, up in flames."
"Jack Reacher-- six foot five and dangerous. Adrift in the hellish heat of Texas. Moving like a shark in the water. Looking for a lift through the vast empty landscape.A Cadillac stops. A ride, but with a hitch. A pretty young woman, alone. Her husband's in jail. When he comes out, he's going to kill her. Her family's hostile, she can't trust the cops, and lawyers won't help. Reacher is her last option. Will this be the first time he says no - to a lady in distress?"@en
"While hitchhiking through Texas, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is picked up by a woman in need of protection from her abusive husband, who is about to be released from prison."@en
"While hitchhiking through Texas, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is picked up by a woman in need of protection from her abusive husband, who is about to be released from prison."
"Jack Reacher is ranging round the huge empty hot spaces of Texas, and picks up a beautiful Latin hitchhiker who asks him to kill her abusive husband. Meanwhile, a sinister group is monitoring every move made by a pretty little girl who lives on an isolated ranch."
"Desperate to escape the West Texas heat he has been hitchhiking through, Jack Reacher isn't too choosy about who picks him up. Finally, good-looking Carmen stops, offering transportation and company. During their drive, Reacher learns that Carmen's husband is a convict who is due out of prison very soon, and his family is exceptionally dangerous. When Carmen admits that she needs protection, Reacher offers to go home with her as a safeguard."
"Jack Reacher confronts Texas hatred and hidden crimes in this new thriller."@en
"She's called Carmen. She's a good-looking young woman, she has a beautiful little girl ... and she has married into the wrong family. They're called the Greers. They're a bitter and misery clan, and they've made her life a living hell. Worse, her monster of a husband is soon due out of prison. So she needs protection, and she needs it now. Lawyers can't help. Cops can't be trusted. So Reacher goes home with her to the lonely ranch where nothing is as it seems, and where evil swirls around them like dust in a storm. Within days, Carmen's husband is dead - and simmering secrets send Echo, Texas, up in flames."@en
""The best thriller writer of the moment." ? The New York Times "Child is a master of the thriller genre." ? Times Union (Albany, NY) "All [Jack Reacher novels] are ripping yarns." ? Stephen King, Entertainment Weekly Thumbing across the scorched Texas desert, Jack Reacher has nowhere to go and all the time in the world to get there. Cruising the same stretch of two-lane blacktop is Carmen Greer. For Reacher, the lift comes with a hitch. Carmen's got a story to tell, and it's a wild one ? all about her husband, her family secrets, and a hometown that's purely gothic. She's also got a plan. Reacher's part of it. And before the sun sets, this ride could cost them both their lives. "As sweltering as the El Paso sun... Bottom line: jalape?o-hot suspense." ? People "[A] seamless, rip-roaring thriller." ? Rocky Mountain News "Child...build[s] the suspense to almost unbearable levels." ? St. Louis Post-Dispatch."@en
"Jack Reacher - six foot five and dangerous. Adrift in the hellish heat of Texas. Moving like a shark in the water. Looking for a lift through the vast empty landscape. A Cadillac stops. A ride, but with a hitch. A pretty young woman, alone. Her husband's in jail. When he comes out, he's going to kill her. Her family's hostile, she can't trust the cops, and lawyers won't help. Reacher is her last option. Will this be the first time he says no - to a lady in distress?"
"A Jack Reacher Novel Hitching a ride is an unreliable mode of transport, but Jack Reacher's adrift in the fearsome heat of a Texas summer, and the last thing he's worried about is exactly who picks him up. He never expected it to be somebody like Carmen. She's alone, driving a Cadillac. She's beautiful, young and rich. She has a little girl who is being watched by unseen observers. And a husband who is in jail. Reacher is no stranger to trouble. And at Carmen's remote ranch in Echo County there is plenty of it: lies and prejudice, hatred and murder. Reacher can never resist a lady in distress. Her family is hostile. The cops can't be trusted. The lawyers won't help. If Reacher can't set things straight, who can?"@en
"While hitchhiking through West Texas, former MP Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl from her monstrous husband, due to be released from jail, and his horrible family"@en
"While hitchhiking through West Texas, ex-military policeman Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl from her monstrous husband, due to be released from jail, and his horrible family."
"Thumbing across the west Texas desert, Jack Reacher has nowhere to go. Cruising the same stretch of blacktop is Carmen Greer. But the lift comes with a hitch. She's got a wild story to tell--about her husband, her family secrets, and a hometown that's pure Gothic."@en
"While hitchhiking through West Texas, former MP Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl. Her monstrous husband is due to be released from jail, and he and his horrible family are major threats to the woman."@en
"While hitchhiking through West Texas, former MP Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl from her monstrous husband, due to be released from jail, and his horrible family."
"While hitchhiking through West Texas, former MP Jack Reacher encounters a young woman seeking protection for herself and her little girl from her monstrous husband, due to be released from jail, and his horrible family."@en